Overview
Examines wars on democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
Discusses the concepts of African development, democracy, genocide, foreign policy, and international politics
Explains the United States’ role and effectiveness in establishing democracy in African countries
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book examines US interventions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda -- two countries whose post-independence histories are inseparable. It analyzes the US campaigns to prevent Patrice Lumumba from turning the DR Congo into a sovereign, democratic, prosperous republic on a continent where America’s ally apartheid South Africa was hegemonic; America’s installation of and support for Mobutu to keep the region under neo-colonial control; and America’s pre-emption of the Africa-wide movement for multiparty democracy in Rwanda and Zaire in the 1990s by supporting Paul Kagame’s Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). In addition, the book discusses the concepts of African development, democracy, genocide, foreign policy, and international politics.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Justin Podur is an Associate Professor at York University, Canada.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: America's Wars on Democracy in Rwanda and the DR Congo
Authors: Justin Podur
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44699-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44698-7Published: 31 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44701-4Published: 31 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-44699-4Published: 30 May 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 404
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: African Politics, US Politics, Conflict Studies